RESERVATION DOGS EP. 209 (NEW LOCAL ROLES)
Episodic
SAG-AFTRA
Executive Producer: Taika Waititi, Sterlin Harjo, Garrett Basch
Producer: Kathryn Dean
Director: Sterlin Harjo
Writer: Migizi Pensoneau
Casting Director: Chris Freihofer (Local Roles)
Local Casting Associate: Jenn Rader
Outside dates 5/24-6/3, 2022
Audition: ASAP SELF TAPE ONLY
Shoot Location: Tulsa, OK area
Pay: $1,056/day
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Submission Deadline: ASAP.
Additional Project Info:
If outside of 60 and within 500 miles, courtesy hotel & mileage will be paid. (Travel days are not paid.)
Producer is committed to diverse, inclusive casting. Submissions for nondescript roles will be accepted for all performers, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other basis protected by law.
COVID PROTOCOLS: Consistent with the COVID-19 Return to Work Agreement, this production has a mandatory vaccine policy for individuals working in Zone A, which includes actors and background actors. This production may make limited accommodations as required by law for individuals that cannot be vaccinated because they are minors, have a disability and/or a sincerely held religious belief.
STORYLINE:
Season 2 of the Golden Globe-nominated FX on Hulu comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.
BREAKDOWN OF ROLES
[DESK ATTENDANT] 35 to 60 years old, all ethnicities male. This guy works the desk at the prison. So he is one of those standard prison guys. He interrogates one of the Rez Dogs before allowing them into visitation. CO-STAR. 1 SCENE, 14 LINES, 1 SPEECH.
[GUARD] 25 to 55 years old, all ethnicities male. He notifies a prisoner that she has a visitor, but the visitor’s name is not on the list. CO-STAR. 1 SCENE, 2 LINES.
[FEMALE GUARD] 40 to 50 years old, all ethnicities female. This tough woman works in the women’s prison. She’s seen it all and is in no mood to be hit on by someone trying to visit in the prison. Not today. Just not today. She is also proud to report she is 46 years old, dammit! CO-STAR. 1 SCENE, 7 LINES.
[ELDERLY WHITE MAN] 65 to 80 years old, white male. He explains to one of the Rez Dogs why prisons were built, and what he witnesses every day in the visitation waiting room. He hates being separated from his family. CO-STAR. 1 SCENE, 5 LINES, 1 SPEECH.
[HUSBAND] 25 to 45 years old, white male. A former meth’d-out, small town dude is visiting his wife in prison. He lets her know that whatever happened is in the past. Until the conversation somehow turns south when she accuses him of doing exactly what he has been doing. And so of course there will be yelling. And of course he will be dragged out. Because….you know….meth. CO-STAR. 1 SCENE, 8 LINES.
[WIFE] 25 to 45 years old, white female. A small town, methed-out wife sits in prison, visited by her husband. She promises things will be different when she gets out. She will seriously work on herself. Until the conversation turns to an argument, and she has to be dragged out after accusing her husband of hanging out with slores, whatever the hell that is. CO-STAR. I SCENE, 8 LINES.
TO SUBMIT TO THIS PROJECT
READ AND FOLLOW THE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY.
Failure to follow the instructions will likely result in your submission being lost, mis-filed or accidentally deleted.
– Email a photo or headshot and any acting experience or an acting resume to the casting office.
– Include all contact information including NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS and CITY/STATE of residence.
-Please include your COVID-19 vaccination status of either Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson (1 shot, 2 shots, 2 shots and a booster, or non-vaccinated)
-Make the subject heading of your email RD – (Name of Role) Example. RD – HUSBAND
– SEND ALL PICTURES AND INFO IN ONE EMAIL. DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS FOR THE SAME ROLE.
-Send the email to submit.freihofercasting@gmail.com  (If you do not send to the email address listed, your submission WILL NOT BE SEEN)
-If you are selected to audition for the project, you will be sent information on self-taping by email. Check emails regularly and allow the submit.freihofercasting@gmail.com  email address in your address book.
– NO PHONE CALLS